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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. On the Balinese Theater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the ship from that came to dock on the island of Artaud's metaphor?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Africa.
(d) Egypt.

2. What does the author refer to having subjugated Plato?
(a) The Metamorphoses.
(b) The Orphic Mysteries.
(c) The Dionysian stories.
(d) The Odyssey.

3. The author of Occidental theater is replaced by what in Balinese theater?
(a) Raison d'etre.
(b) Metteur en scène.
(c) Mise en scene.
(d) Auteur de theatre.

4. In Balinese theater, voice and speech are given an entirely new role, in part because the power of the director, or __________ of a play is absolute.
(a) Metteur en scène.
(b) Mais de scene.
(c) Raison d'etre.
(d) Dictator.

5. Artaud compares totemism to what in the Preface?
(a) A god.
(b) An actor.
(c) A disaster.
(d) A mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface, Artaud writes of his belief that "no matter how loudly we clamor for magic in our lives, we are really _____ of pursuing an existence entirely under its influence and sign."

2. Describing the Balinese theater, Artaud writes, "And there is in the truly terrifying look of their devil (probably Tibetan) a striking similarity to the look of a certain ______ in our own remembrance."

3. Which filmmakers/performers does Artaud make reference to in "Metaphysics and Mise en Scene"?

4. What does Artaud say serves as a copy, or double, of a life that does not exist?

5. In the preface, Artaud makes an analogy remarking that we (white Europeans) are unaware that to anyone else, we might be the ones who what?

(see the answer key)

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